Tag: transport, communication and trade

• Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojna is a nationwide scheme to connect all unconnected rural villages by roads. This was introduced in the year 2000.
  
• It is under the authority of Ministry of Roads.
  

Maharashtra has highest national highway network.

The main national highways in Maharashtra are: NH 3, NH 50, NH 69, NH 7, NH 17, NH 211, NH 204, NH 4, NH 8, NH 9, NH 13, NH 16, NH 4B, NH 6, and NH 222. Total length of highways in the state of Maharashtra exceeds 3700 kms. Almost 98% villages are connected via the highways and modern roads in Maharashtra.

• Flyover- An overpass which crosses another road or railway line.
  
• Expressway- A high-speed road with partial access and extra facilities.
  
• Subway- A tunnel under a road for use by pedestrians.
  
• Highways- A generic term given to roadways used to connect important cities.
  

India has a vast road network. It has the second largest road network in the world. It has the roads connecting almost all parts of the country including rural areas and remote parts. In India the border roads passes through 12 states of the country.

India has one of the largest road networks in the world, aggregating to about 2.3 million km at present. In India, roadways have preceded railways. 

 The historical Sher-Shah Suri Marg is called National Highway No.1, between Delhi and Amritsar.

 National Highways link extreme parts of the country. These are the primary road systems and are laid and maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).